Actuating mechanism for nut-crushers.



C. N. MUNDELL.

ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR NUT CUSHERS.

APPLlcArloN FILED APR. I. 19H.

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ATTORNEY WITNESSES wily/frue- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES N. MUNDELL, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

ACTUATING MECHANISM FOR NUT-CRUSHERS.

Application filed April 7, 1917.

T o all whom i may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLEs N. MUNDELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Actuating Mechanism for Nut-Crushers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to crushing implements and more particularly to a nut crushing implement and has as its principal object to provide an improved implement of this sort which may be operated to effectively crush the nut or any other hard body with little physical effort.

A second object of the invention is to provide a nut cracking or crushing implement which is manually operated and which when operated engages the nut or other body at diametrically opposite points and thereb exerts a pressure upon the same from bot sides.

An additional object of the invention is to provide a nut crushing implement which consists of few operating parts, is simple in construction and operation which may be easily assembled or disassembled, and which may be manufactured and placed on the market at a minimum cost.

The above recited objects, as well as others, are accomplished by means of the mechanism hereafter described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of a nut crushing implement constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1 and,

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail the numeral 5 designates the base of the nut cracking apparatus, and which is formed of an elongated metallic bar, having its longitudinal edges extended or bent upwardly as at 6 to provide between them a channel. Formed with this guide 6 adjacent one end of the base are spaced vertically extending ears 7, one of which is offset as shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings. The edges constituting the guides 6 are formed with vertical extensions 8, which are disposed in parallel relation for a relatively great distance and are then bent outwardly and in opposite Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 18, 1918.

serial No. 160,447.

downwardly at one end and is extended inwardly beneath and parallel with the base to provide a bracket arm 11 which arm consists of spaced bars 12, one of which is provided with a notch 13 and a biting tooth 14. This notch 13 is adapted to accommodate the edge of the support, and the biting tooth l1 is adapted to be engaged with this support. Disposed between the bars l2 is a threaded stem 15 which carries a head 16 for binding engagement with the under face of the support.

Mounted for longitudinal sliding movement in the channel 6 is a vertically extending slide plate 17, having its upper longitudinal edge bent to assume a substantially inverted L-shaped guide 17. The forward end of this slide is substantially wide, while its opposite end is considerably narrower and is bent upon itself adjacent its upper edge to provide a longitudinally disposed sleeve or socket 18, from which a laterally disposed guide 19 extends. The lower longitudinal edge of this slide plate is bent at right angles and disposed in the channel upon the base 5.

Mounted for rotation at one end on a pin or stub shaft 18 that extends transversely through the ears is an operatin lever 19. Movable along the slide 17 and Ilaving one edge engaged in the guide 17 and its op osite edge movable along the right an ar extending portion at the lower end o this plate is a second slide plate 20 which is provided with a narrow portion that is engaged in the L-shaped guide 19 and moves longitudinall therein. These slides 17 and 20 are provi ed with cam or elliptical openings 21 and 22 respectively in which the eccentrics 24 and 25 operate. These cams rotate on the shaft or pin 18 and are fixed to the lever 19 by means of transverse pins 24'. i

This slide 20 is formed with a sleeve or socket 27 which is longitudinally alined with the socket 18 formed on the slide 17. Both of these sockets or sleeves 18 and 27 receive removable nut receiving and holding elements 28. While I have illustrated these between the axially4 ,alned Sleeves 18m-21, und the lever 19 is rocked downwardly upon tbe `pain 1R81, ,cruising thef eeeentriesP 24 'und Q5 to rotate :ind toen'gage the side IWzills of the" cam opening in their rcspeetiveelide plates,

` whereupon the seid plates will be moved longitudinally toward eacliothenand in oposite directions. ThismovementA of the plates will bring the nut engaginglmembers into engagement with thefendsof the nut or other object" confinedhbetween the ',seme, Whereuponthe Shell et' the nut will be crushed. Aften thecrushed nuts or 'other objects fall from the-ninibersV QBthey will fall upon the discharge chute 9, and by plucing receptacles at the lower ends of the said chutes, the crushed nuts will slide into the same.

This disclosure is merely illustretive und it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the details hereinbefore Set `forth but it is obvious that thenrntiu iden may `be embodied in:` other constructions Without exceeding the scope-'0f' thehetfewith `f 1 fappended Claims. i 31 w mounted for `lengituelnel sliding movement in'g'therein, *a shaift secured tosaid base and r f `extending through Said iOpP/ningsra pairof f"}5.ffp1eeseirfiahiy mounted( Seid thermal, the

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In testimony whereof 1 elfic'iny signature in presence of two w1tnesses. CHARLES N. lVIU'NDlilLLv Witneslse's:l ,y Q ,n

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